Craft beer industry news.
LONGMONT, Colo. — Twenty years – that’s a lot of beer! This fall, join Left Hand Brewing Company in celebrating their 20th year of business and countless pints along the way! Since 1993, the Longmont brewery has achieved an awarding winning portfolio of balanced, innovative beers from classic Polestar Pilsner to groundbreaking Milk Stout Nitro.
STRATFORD, Conn. — Two Roads Brewing of Stratford, CT is delivering a new craft beer in celebration of Sacred Heart University’s 50th anniversary. The beer raises money for scholarships and honors the centuries-old link between Catholicism and beer.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — BRAUHAUS MILTENBERGER is one of the most award-winning craft breweries in Germany. Its long list of accolades include gold medals for its barrel-aged Eisbock at both the 2012 World Beer Cup and the 2012 European Beer Star, as well as European Beer Star medals for its Dunkelweizen (gold in 2008), Festbier (silver… Read more »
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s first cidery and the nation’s first cider tap house – Bushwhacker Cidery is having an all-day party to celebrate their 3rd anniversary on Saturday September 21st.
BOULDER, Colo. — Avery Brewing Company wants you to join them on the second day of the GABF for the “Barrel-Aged Bike Ride,” a day of bicycle touring and beer-tasting at five of Denver’s premier beer bars.
Would an IPA by any other name still taste as hoppy? And more, if it weren’t labeled as an IPA, would anyone buy it? It’s a question many craft breweries are exploring and some, it seems, are banking on the continued growth of the style and the name, which is a shorter version of India… Read more »
CORONADO, Calif. — The Last Spike Not-So-Common IPA is hitting the shores of Southern California as a new collaboration between San Diego fave Coronado Brewing and well-respected Cigar City Brewing out of Tampa, FL.
BOSTON — Samuel Adams is partnering with The Greg Hill Foundation to host a Celebrity Stein Hoist at its annual Octoberfest event on Friday, Sept. 13 at the Park Plaza Castle.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) is excited to announce Kristin Jones and Cristie Tiwari of J. J. Taylor Companies, Inc., in Jupiter, Florida, as the winners of the first ever Share Your Story Contest.
PORTLAND, Ore. — BridgePort Brewing Company decided to try something new this year with its Hop Harvest beer. BridgePort’s brewmaster, Jeff Edgerton, took two trips to Annen Farms in Mt. Angel, Oregon to harvest over 900 pounds of fresh hops to use at the top and the bottom of the brewing cycle.
Portsmouth, NH — Smuttynose Brewing Company is delighted to announce their new partnership with West Side Distributing, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who will bring New Hampshire’s leading craft brewer’s beers to the Wolverine State starting in October, 2013. The deal with West Side makes Michigan the 23rd state (plus Washingotn DC) where Smuttynose beers are… Read more »
LOS ANGELES — Summer may be winding down but things are just heating up at Angel City Brewery. Angel City has been selling beer to local bars and restaurants for more than a year and has been open to the public since this spring. Finally, Angel City Brewery’s beers are now available in bottles and… Read more »
After 12 years of pouring some of the world’s finest beer over his own bar, Daniel Lanigan is making a career change, though he doesn’t plan on leaving the beer industry. Lanigan, a well-known publican and the founder of Alewife Baltimore, Alewife Queens, and Lord Hobo — one of the Boston area’s most celebrated craft… Read more »
Brewbound today released the Fall/Winter edition of its New Beer Guide. With over 250 new and seasonal beers from 75 breweries, the guide is a valuable resource for distributors, retailers and breweries interested in learning more about the newest craft products. The New Beer Guide documents a variety of new offerings being released by the… Read more »
